MVICW is founded on the belief that a supportive, creative, & nourishing community is essential for a successful writing life. (Beautiful landscape helps, too.)

Martha's Vineyard, MA
Joined April 2021
Hey writers, need a boost? Our new anthology is filled with writing prompts & exercises to get you back to your writing, brought to you by some of our most beloved instructors. Now you can experience the energy of MVICW from your own creative space! bit.ly/mvanthology
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The brilliant authors from the @FlowerSongPress as they kick off the 2021 virtual South Texas Book Festival @VidaurreEdward @leahmaines @jcwriters @LifeandLegends @life_quarantine @mvicw
Check out @FlowerSongPress authors Marisol Cortez, Sonia Gutiérrez and myself as we kick-off the 2021 Virtual South Texas Book Festival Booktacular
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🧵Periplus — our mentorship collective serving writers of color — has announcements! Most important: The application for the 2022 class of Periplus Fellows is open! Deadline: 11/1. No application fee. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/periplusfaq. And please share widely!
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It's #BlackPoetryDay & we are celebrating the contributions Black writers have made to the literary landscape. Help us highlight this work by sharing their words today (& every day!) & by supporting their books. We'll start: Check out new work from @adrian_matejka!
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Hey writers, need a boost? Our new anthology is filled with writing prompts & exercises to get you back to your writing, brought to you by some of our most beloved instructors. Now you can experience the energy of MVICW from your own creative space! bit.ly/mvanthology
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It’s #IndigenousPeoplesDay & while our 2021 Conference was virtual, we want to recognize the Wampanoag tribe, which inhabited the Island for thousands of years before Europeans & which continues to celebrate their rich heritage on the Aquinnah tribal lands of Martha’s Vineyard.
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Mashpee Wampanoag; Canarsie and Munsee Lenape; Haudenosaunee Iroquois Territory; Tongva land in Los Angeles & the Northern Cheyenne reservation; and Odawa & Southern Paiute land.
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Highly highly highly recommend @mvicw, it changed my writing life, introduced me to amazing writers and friends, and it's simply an all-around wonderful experience (mvicw.com/)
This #WritersWednesday we jump into the 2020 vault to highlight fiction from Kevin Dublin, whose short story, “Be Smooth,” appeared in the Cincinnati Review. 💫 Congrats, @parteverything! So happy to see your MVICW piece out in the world! Check it out at linktr.ee/mvicw
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This #WritersWednesday we jump into the 2020 vault to highlight fiction from Kevin Dublin, whose short story, “Be Smooth,” appeared in the Cincinnati Review. 💫 Congrats, @parteverything! So happy to see your MVICW piece out in the world! Check it out at linktr.ee/mvicw
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“In formalism you steal pre-existing forms (often ones not considered 'literary') & pirate them to produce poems, essays, & fiction.” Experiment with forms to break from the mold in this prompt from Alexander Weinstein! linktr.ee/mvicw #MotivationalMonday #writingprompts
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We have another beautiful #WritersWednesday for you with *rooh,* a collection of poems by 2019 Vineyard-Writer Maya Salameh! Congratulations, Maya! You can purchase your copy today from @APaperNautilus in time to add it to your #SealyChallenge stack!📚💫 readpapernautilus.blogspot.c…
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Here's a new #MotivationalMonday prompt to get you leaping into the lyric essay with @CCitroPoet! Find this exercise and more in *The Open Page* & by following the link: bit.ly/mvprompt2 🖋️ #lyricessay #writingexercise #writingprompt #writerslife #WritingCommunity #mvicw
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